ROXANNE LINNEA RAY 

Dates at Hedgebrook
March & April, 1994 (Willow Cottage) 

Genres
Playwriting, Academic & Critical Writing 

Publications and Productions

• “Our Own Dixie Land,” Radiant Theatre (July 2005)
• “The Q-Factor,” LiveGirls! Theater (July 2005)
• “Hook the Holy Hollow,” Experimental Theatre Project (June 2005)
• “Something Short of Balance,” Green Theatre Productions & Theatre Puget Sound (April 2005)
• “Standing Alone,” Edge Theatre Ensemble (April 2005)
• “Introduction: The Bonds of Intimacy,” 8 Plays from the Mae West Fest 8: New Theatre by Women: The Bonds of Intimacy. Mae West Fest Publications (2004)
• “Exchange of Prisoners,” White Cat Productions (September 2004)
• “The Francs-Tireurs,” Mae West Fest (July 2004)
• “Obsolete and Small,” Mae West Fest (July 2004), and Love Creek Productions, NY (November 1996)
• “Chicken Ranch,” Mae West Fest (July 2003)
• “Captives All: Siren Song and Captivated,” (companion pieces) Mae West Fest (July 2001)
• “The Blackmailer,” Mae West Fest (July 2000)
• “Lifeblood,” Mae West Fest (July 1999)
• “Fire!” Two Bit Productions (January 1999)
• “Fifi and Josie (a play for two robots),” Festival of the Arts, Brandeis University (1996), and Robotix ’97, Glasgow, Scotland (1997)
• “The Studio,” Love Creek Productions, NY (December 1996)
• “Dramaturgy,” Love Creek Productions, NY (December 1996)
• “Fanged and Hairy and Mad,” The Riot Act Cabaret, Brandeis University (April 1996)
• “Glimpsing Sickness,” Wings Magazine (May 1995)
• “Yellow Doll,” Produced Open Eye Theatre: New Stagings, New York (1992), and Scenes 13-14 published in Onion River Review, V2 (Fall 1994) and Scenes 2-4 & 6 in Hawai’i Review, V16, #3 (Spring 1993)

Honors, Awards and Acknowledgements

• “Hook the Holy Hollow,” finalist in:
  • 7^th Annual New Play Contest, Theatre Conspiracy, 2004
  • Reva Shiner Full-Length Play Contest, 1997
  • Keene State College Premiere Series New Play Contest, 1997
• ALR New Play Search, Fall 1996
• “Heretic Links,” finalist in Wichita State University National Playwriting Competition, 1996

Grants:

• Emmett R. Quady Foundation (Mae West Fest), 2003
• Washington State Arts Commission (Mae West Fest), 2003
• King County Arts Commission (Mae West Fest), 2001
• Festival of the Arts Grant, Brandeis University, 1996

Short Bio
In addition to being a playwright and scholar, Roxanne is also a dramaturg, serving on theatre productions including “Dead Woman Home” (Panama Theatre Project), “Orpheus” (Open Circle Theatre), and “The Countess” (Theatre Babylon).  She recently completed her Ph.D. in Performance Studies at New York University, focusing on the intersection of trauma, death, and performance.  She currently serves on the Literary Committee of Playscripts, Inc. (a New York script publisher), and as the Publications Director for the Mae West Fest (an annual festival of original theatre written and directed by women).

Contact Information
Roxanne@RoxanneRay.net
www.RoxanneRay.net